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<h2 class="sectionedit1" id="charts">CHARTS</h2>
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<img src="opencpn/manual/options-charts-icon.tok.ead5ac_w.60.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="60" />  <br/>

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<h3 class="sectionedit2" id="introduction">Introduction</h3>
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This section will cover the universe of charts thru the lens of OpenCPN: installing, using, finding, different formats supported, using purchased charts, and more.
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<h3 class="sectionedit3" id="options_charts_tabs">Options &gt; Charts &gt; Tabs</h3>
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<a href="charts/chart_files_tab.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_files_tab">Chart Files Tab</a> Install charts &amp; manage directories <br/>

<a href="charts/vector_display_tab.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:vector_display_tab">Vector Display Tab</a> Vector Display options <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_groups_tab.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_groups_tab">Chart Groups Tab</a> Create &amp; Manage chart groups  <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_downloader_tab.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_downloader_tab">Chart Downloader Tab</a> Download &amp; update free charts. <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_manual_installation.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_manual_installation">Chart Manual Installation</a> Instructions for installing charts.<br/>

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<img src="opencpn/manual/1charts.h.155_tok.1a2978_w.714.jpeg" class="media" title="1charts.jpg" alt="1charts.jpg" width="714" height="155" />
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<h3 class="sectionedit4" id="chart_plugins_-_fee_based">Chart Plugins - Fee Based</h3>
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<a href="https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins:charts">Information on these can be accessed through the online wiki:</a> <br/>
S63 Vector Charts Plugin <br/>

oeSENC Vector Charts Plugin <br/>

BSB4 Charts Plugin <br/>

NV Charts Plugin <br/>

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<h3 class="sectionedit5" id="chart_use_and_management">Chart Use and Management</h3>
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<a href="toolbar_buttons/scaling_charts.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:toolbar_buttons:scaling_charts">Scaling Charts</a> Use Scale tool to change chart scale. <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_quilting.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_quilting">Chart Quilting</a> Display portions of charts at the same scale. <br/>

<a href="getting_around/chart_status_bar.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_around:chart_status_bar">Chart Status Bar</a> Chart Buttons for current charts at screen bottom.<br/>

<a href="getting_around/chart_info.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_around:chart_info">Chart Information</a> Right-click Chart Buttons at bottom of screen. <br/>

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<h3 class="sectionedit6" id="chart_resources">Chart Resources</h3>
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Chart Sources; Free chart sources list. <a href="https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_sources">(see online wiki)</a>. <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_formats.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_formats">Chart Formats</a> Supported chart formats. <br/>

<a href="charts/chart_files_tab.html#background_chart" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_files_tab"> Background GSHHS Shoreline</a>  <br/>

High Resolution Background GSHHS Shoreline <a href="https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:chart_sources">(see online wiki)</a> <br/>

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<h3 class="sectionedit7" id="advanced_chart_work">Advanced Chart Work</h3>
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<a href="charts/imho_ecdis.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:imho_ecdis">IMHO ECDIS</a> ECDIS Standards<br/>

<a href="charts/advanced_chart_work.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:advanced_chart_work">Advanced Chart Work</a> <br/>

<a href="charts/cm93_offsets.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:charts:cm93_offsets">CM93 Offsets</a> How to correct Offsets at your own risk.  <br/>

Chart Conversion Manual,  Kap, Imgkap, libBSB GE (<a href="https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:supplementary_software:chart_conversion_manual">see online wiki</a>)<br/>

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